OUR LADY OF VICTORY NATIONAL SHRINE AND BASILICA
767 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, New York 14218 Phone: (716) 828-9444; FAX: (716) 828-9429 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ourladyofvictory.org Sunday, December 10, 2017 - Second Sunday of Advent PASTOR: Rev. Msgr. Paul J. E. Burkard SCHOOL: 2760 South Park Avenue, Lackawanna, NY PAROCHIAL VICARS: Rev. Samuel T. Giangreco, Jr. Mrs. Carolyn M. Kraus, Principal Rev. Romulus Rosolowski, OFM Conv. Phone: (716) 828-9434 DEACON: Deacon Michael V. Comerford E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ourladyofvictoryelementary.org RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. RELIGIOUS ED OFFICE: Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 2760 South Park Avenue, Lackawanna, NY Sunday: Closed Carmelann Zomeri, Director
SUNDAY MASSES: Phone: (716) 828-9437 Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (Folk Mass), Noon (Choir), 4:30 p.m. GIFT SHOP and MUSEUM: Dianne Bosinski, Tours & Basilica Programs HOLY DAY MASSES: Please see bulletin (716) 828-9424/[email protected]
Jerome Welsch, Jr., Gift Shop Manager WEEKDAY MASSES: 7:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m. (Mon.-Sat.) 8:15 a.m. (Monday, Friday during School Year) (716) 828-9433/[email protected]
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: GIFT SHOP and MUSEUM HOURS; Saturday: 3:00-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-7:30 p.m. Daily 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Eve of Holy Day: 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eve of First Friday: 3:00-4:00 p.m. ROSARY: Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. SUNDAY 12/10/17 OUR LADY OF VICTORY PAGE 2
Sacrament of Baptism: Our Parish offers a special Pre-Baptism preparation program for parents who desire to share their faith with their children. Parents-to-be must attend this class prior to the birth of their child. Baptisms are usually scheduled
two times each month. Call the Rectory to register for This weekend, in all of the parishes in the United States, we classes. Godparents must be Confirmed and practicing will be taking up the annual collection for the Retirement Fund Catholics. Non-parishioners are required to have a Letter for Religious. Your contribution helps care for our retired of Recommendation to serve as a sponsor. sisters, and religious order priests and brothers by providing medications, nursing care and more for thousands of senior Sacrament of Marriage: members of religious orders in our country. At last count, there To be married in the Basilica, you must be an active were more than 32,000 retired religious in the United States. parishioner for at least 9 months prior to setting a date. Please use the special envelope in your packet for this collection. Engaged couples should contact the pastor before making You may contribute any time during the month of December. In other wedding arrangements. Couples are required to addition to your contribution to this collection, please pray for attend a Pre-Cana Conference, or equivalent pre-marriage all of these elderly religious who gave so much of themselves to preparation program. build up our lives and the lives of so many people while they were still in active ministry. Just a reminder: this collection Letters of Recommendation: does not assist the needs of retired diocesan priests. Bishop Recommendations to act as sponsors for Baptism or Malone has initiated a difference collection for retired diocesan Confirmation can be issued only to registered members of priests, which is taken up each year in August.
Our Lady of Victory Parish who have received the Our parish St. Vincent de Paul Society does a wonderful job Sacrament of Confirmation, attend Mass and receive Holy caring for the poor and needy in our area. Just a few weeks ago, Communion regularly, have their children attending a they packed and delivered nearly 200 bags of food for members Catholic school or Religious Education class. If married, of our wider Lackawanna community for Thanksgiving. At that the marriage must be in conformity with the regulations of time, they were aided by many of you from the parish who the Catholic Church. came out to assist with this large process. Well, it is time to do this for Christmas. And so, this Friday, December 15, the Devotions: members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will pack the food Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament begins immediately bags beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the rectory garage. This food after the 12:10 p.m. Mass in the Basilica on Fridays and will then be delivered on Saturday, December 16, between concludes with Benediction at 5:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. and noon. Again, they need your help on both days. Just show up at the rectory garage. Youngsters under the age of First Friday: 15 should be accompanied by an adult (unless they are under On the eve of the First Friday of each month there are the supervision of Our Lady of Victory Elementary School confessions from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Mass is celebrated at Service Club or our Religious Education program). This is a 7:30 p.m. on First Friday. great way to enter into the Christmas spirit – by helping those less fortunate.
Care of the Sick: As you have seen, our parish 2018 calendars are available for Please notify the rectory office for a visit to any family distribution. They can be found at various places in the Basilica. member who is sick, in the hospital or confined to home. I am grateful to the Colonial Memorial Chapels for providing Regular home Communion visits are usually on the First these beautiful calendar for us each year. For the time being, Friday of the month by a priest, deacon, or minister of the please take one calendar per family, until we make sure that Eucharist. each family gets one. If there are extras later on, you are more than welcome to take them. Please note: there is one printer’s Tours: error on the parish information at the bottom of the calendar: To schedule a tour of Our Lady of Victory Basilica, please the parish phone number is 828-9444. That phone number is contact Dianne Bosinski, Tours & Basilica Programs by printed on the parish bulletin each week for your convenience.
email at [email protected] or by phone at May Jesus bless you and may Our Lady of Victory watch over (716) 828-9424. you.
Father Paul
Pray for the canonization of our founder, Venerable Nelson Baker SUNDAY 12/10/17 OUR LADY OF VICTORY PAGE 3
Summary of the Readings Second Sunday of Advent Week of December 10, 2017
Saturday, December 9 In a time of preparation, much of it having to do with material 4:30 Dec. Mem. of the Sasiadek Family by David Sasiadek things, it is good to hear the words of Isaiah, “Comfort, give comfort to my people, / says your God” (Isaiah 40:1). In a time Sunday, December 10—Second Sunday of Advent of such stress and rush, when our usual burdens are augmented 8:00 Deceased Members of the Holy Name Society by piles of Christmas preparations, we can choose to slow 10:00 Mary Pat, Sharon, Paul & Joe Gannon & Dave Baldwin down, take some time to heal, and appreciate the enormous gift by Mary Anne Gannon we are about to receive. Christ, the Son of God, has become one 12:00 Ann O’Leary by The O’Leary Family of us, and knows our human limitations. Yet God, even now, is 4:30 Dec. Mem. of the Dusza Family by David Sasiadek freeing us from the burdens that our inattentiveness to our God and to our deepest inner longings have heaped upon us. The Monday, December 11—St. Damascus I Lord comes, not as a king with mighty armies, but as a 7:30 Living Mem. of the Uschold Family by Uschold Estate shepherd leading the flocks with care and tenderness. Isaiah Raymond & Stephania Wesolek by Mr. & Mrs. Joseph prophesies good news: our oppression is over, our sins Beres & Family forgiven. The savior we have awaited is coming, not the first 8:15 Brian “Jimmy” Bohan by Loving Wife, Donna time, but in the end times, as our salvation. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Dr. John T. Phelan by Diane Bona Co., Inc. 12:10 Beloved Husband, Paul & Son, Andrew Connolly by
Mother & Family
Pat & Ken Nuwer by JoAnn Zurek
Tuesday, December 12—Our Lady of Guadalupe Weekend of December 16-17 7:30 Loretta Dusza by Ernie Dusza, Jr. & Family
12:10 Bruce Dickenson by Lori Dickenson
Rev. Msgr. Robert C. Wurtz Lectors: Saturday, December 16 Wednesday, December 13—St. Lucy 4:30 p.m.—W. O’Rourke 7:30 Anne Eberhard by Estate Sunday, December 17 Sue Broaderick (Death Ann.) by Pat & Marilyn Gallagher 8:00 a.m.—C. Swan 12:10 James Mahoney by Daughter, Karen & Grandchildren 10:00 a.m.—M. Pawenski Susan Jarvis by Sandra Starinsky 12:00 p.m.—J. Howell 4:30 p.m.—L. Smolen Thursday, December 14—St. John of the Cross Eucharistic Ministers 7:30 Rudolph & Katherine Rzepecki & Family by Mary R. Saturday, December 16 Rektorik Estate 4:30 p.m.—Clark, Cwiklinski, Dulak, Jackson, Dec. Women & Men Members of Matthew Glab Post Welsch by Helping Hands Glab Post Sunday, December 17 12:10 Joseph Battista by The Battista Family 8:00 a.m.—M.&P. Allman, M. McCann Friday, December 15 10:00 a.m.—Jarosz, T. McCann, Osborne, Powers, 7:30 St. Jude Thaddeus by Diana Weber T. Wing 8:15 Our Lady of Victory Golden Treasury 12:00 p.m.—Andrzejewski, Bonafede, Negron, Repose of the Souls of Diane Oczek Gentile & Alois J. Trabucco Oczek by Charlotte Oczek 4:30 p.m.—Barr, Britting, Richard Grasso, Jackson 12:10 Anna Carey by Rita Houlihan & Vincent Servers: Saturday, December 16 Saturday, December 16 4:30 p.m.—E.R.T.D. Brotz, (MC=M. Bush) 7:30 Phyllis Partacz by Victor P. Olejniczak Sunday, December 17 12:10 Carolyn Corrigall by Caitlin Young 8:00 a.m.—G.R.Harrington, D.M.Wietchy 4:30 Stella Gawel by The Gawel Family (MC=J.Wing) 10:00 a.m.—A.G. Schwarzott, K. Thompson Sunday, December 17—Third Sunday of Advent (MC=J. Schwarzott) 8:00 Maria Luciano by Mother, Christine Avino 12:00 p.m.—J. Ely, T. Sitarek, J.L. Sokolik 10:00 John Lalka by The Powers Family (MC=C. Carroccia) 4:30 p.m.—B. Lopez, A. Mateer, S. Saunders 12:00 Florence Rams by Family (MC=J. Pearson) 4:30 Novena in Honor of the Birth of Our Lord Tours: December 17: Dave Dehlinger SUNDAY 12/10/17 OUR LADY OF VICTORY PAGE 4
Sunday, December 10—Second Sunday of Advent Retirement for Religious Appeal Our Lady of Victory School News 8:40 a.m. Religious Ed Classes (1-9) 8:40 a.m. Confessions Grades 3-5 (Bas) December Dates to Note This Week: ♦ 10:00 a.m. Children’s Liturgy (Bas); Reception (MR) 11th - Reconciliation for Grades 3-8 at 8:45 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Baptisms (Bas) ♦ 12th - Timon Christmas Concert in the Gym at 1:00 p.m. ♦ 14th - Breakfast of Champions/Honor Roll Ceremony in Monday, December 11—St. Damascus I the Cafeteria at 8:00 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Reconciliation Grades 3-8 ♦ 14th - Knights of Columbus poster contest entries due - 6:30 p.m. Catholic Daughters (MR) “Keep Christ in Christmas” 7:00 p.m. Folk Group Practice (Mus R) ♦ 15th - Preview for the Christmas Shop Tuesday, December 12—Our Lady of Guadalupe 7:00 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Society Meeting (R) 7:00 p.m. Rosary for Peace (Bas) Get Your 2018 Sweepstakes Tickets! 7:30 p.m. Prayer Group Meeting (SC) (MR)
Wednesday, December 13—St. Lucy 2018 Sweepstakes tickets are on sale now! Get your tickets 7:00 p.m. RCIA Class (Mus R) after weekend Masses at the exit on the lower level of the Basilica or in the Rectory, Gift Shop and the School Office Thursday, December 14—St. John of the Cross during regular business hours. Each ticket is $50.00 and admits Breakfast of Champions Honor Roll Ceremony two people (21 and over) to the Sweepstakes night on March 3, 1:00 p.m. Legion of Mary Meeting (SC) 2018. If you are able to help with the Sweepstakes Drawing on 6:00 p.m. Trocaire Pinning Ceremony (Bas) March 3, please contact Deniece Diamond at 716-997-8125 or 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (Mus R) Louanne Perelli at 716-880-6362.
Friday, December 15 St. Vincent de Paul Society Pack Bags for Christmas 1:00-5:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration (Bas) 2:00-3:00 p.m. Pro-Life Holy Hour (IH)
Saturday, December 16 St. Vincent de Paul Society Deliver Bags for Christmas 3:00-4:00 & 7:00-7:30 p.m. Confessions
Sunday, December 17—Third Sunday of Advent Novena in Honor of the Birth of Our Lord Begins OLV Winter Raffle 8:40 a.m. Religious Ed Classes (1-9) 10:00 a.m. RCIA Rite of Acceptance (Bas) Tickets are $5.00 each or 3 tickets for $10.00. 11:00 a.m. Children’s Liturgy Practice (Bas) Drawing will be held at Sweepstakes on March 3, 2018. ♦ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ First Prize: Autographed Baby Joe Mesi Incased Boxing Glove ♦ Second Prize: 14KT white gold ladies cast diamond halo The Traveling Chalice gemstone pendant ♦ Third Prize: Crystal Decanter with an Engraved Buffalo
♦ Fourth Prize: Frame 30”x26” Framed Drone Evening Photo
of the Basilica Would you like to host the “Traveling Chalice” in your home Tickets will be on sale after Masses. You can also purchase to promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life? them in the Rectory or School Office during regular business hours. Father Sam invites families with school-aged (including college
-aged) children still living at home, to bring his personal chalice home for a week to help promote vocations through brief prayer each evening with your family. From the Altar & Rosary Society The week begins with the presentation of the chalice at the end of a Saturday evening or Sunday Mass, and may be concluded A great heartfelt thanks to all who participated in our Altar & with Father Sam celebrating a Mass in your home on the Rosary Christmas Party. It was well received. Special thanks to following Friday evening. Please contact Father Sam at the the donors of baskets, those who sold tickets, all the volunteers rectory at 716-828-9428 or [email protected] and to the committee of the Altar & Rosary Society. for more information or to sign –up. Mary Anne Jackson SUNDAY 12/10/17 OUR LADY OF VICTORY PAGE 5 From the St. Vincent de Paul Society
The OLV St. Vincent de Paul Society thanks the parish community because through your generous continuing contributions of food, money, and time we delivered Thanksgiving baskets to almost 200 needy families in our Christmas Confession Schedule neighborhood! Friday, December 22: 3:00-4:00 & 7:00-8:00 PM Saturday, December 23: 3:00-4:00 & 7:00-7:30 PM
We will also have a Christmas food distribution, so we can Christmas Mass Schedule use help packing bags of food on the morning of Friday, Christmas Eve - Sunday, December 24 December 15. We will also continue to need drivers on 4:00 PM - Children’s Liturgy Saturday, December 16, to deliver those bags and some toys to 6:00 PM - Christmas Vigil Lackawanna homes. It's a hectic time for everyone, but please 12:00 AM - Midnight Mass consider taking two hours of your morning/afternoon for a great start to the Christmas week! Christmas Day - Monday, December 25 Nativity of the Lord For more information, call the rectory at 828-9444 to leave a (Holy Day of Obligation) message for the St. Vincent de Paul Society and a member will 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 Noon call you back. No 4:30 PM Mass
New Year Mass Schedule New Year’s Eve - Sunday, December 31 4:30 PM - Vigil Mass Daily Draw Tickets New Year’s Day - Monday, January 1 Buy 12 months of tickets for the price of 11 The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God 12 months for $55.00 (Holy Day - No Obligation) To take advantage of this special, please return your 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM request and check by December 31, 2017
Catholic Education provides Catholic identity, high quality academics and innovative programs. Some children cannot have a Catholic school education without some help. Young Adult News All proceeds from Daily Draw sales are used to help with Tuition Assistance at OLV Elementary School. We can’t do Ever feel like you’re the only one who believes this stuff? this without your support! You’re not alone! Are you between the ages of 18 and 39? There are two groups of young adults who meet regularly to Please complete the form below and return it in the collection build community, growing in faith and friendship. basket, at OLV Elementary School or OLV Rectory Office. Thank you. “Frassati WNY” meets on Tuesdays in Our Lady of Pompeii School in Lancaster for Scripture, discussion, and prayer, along Please send me _____ set(s) of Daily Draw Tickets at $55 per with offering opportunities for various social and service set. (Total enclosed: ______) activities. The Frassati link is to a closed group on Facebook, so please request to join!
Individual Tickets: rd Please send me _____ ticket(s) for the month(s) of ______, “[re] Young Adult Ministry” meets the 3 Thursday of the ______, ______, ______. month at St. Benedict's in Amherst for live praise & worship, a witness talk, and prayer, followed by fellowship.
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Phone Number:______Catholic Daughters Email:______Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Msgr. Baker #1043 Please mail this form and enclose your check payable to will hold their next meeting on Monday, December 11, at 6:30 Our Lady of Victory National Shrine p.m. in the Marian Room. This will be our Christmas party, so 767 Ridge Road bring your snacks and cookies to swap. An accounting of our Lackawanna, NY 14218 pancake breakfast will be given – thanks to all who helped in any way. Please also remember your donation to the Franciscan Questions? Center. All Catholic women 18 and over are invited to attend. Please call the Rectory at 828-9444 SUNDAY 12/10/17 OUR LADY OF VICTORY PAGE 6 AREA HAPPENINGS
International Crèche Display: Father Roy Herberger invites you to experience a display of 580 nativity sets from 58 countries. These international crèches will be shown at SS. Sunday, December 3rd Columba-Brigid Chruch, 75 Hickory & Eagle Street (one block south of Clinton). The building is handicapped Weekly: $ 13,634.03 accessible. The hours are from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. every Monthly: $ 1,832.00 Saturday and Sunday from November 25-26 until January 6- Total: $ 15,466.03 7, except the weekend of December 23-24. There is no charge
Shrines $ 3,122.49 and there is a special section for children. If anyone would like Pennies $ 181.15 to view the display during the week with a large group (e.g. Immaculate Con. $ 75.00 school children, senior groups, church organizations, etc.) Religious Retire. $ 1.00 please call Father Roy at 852-2076. This is the last year they’ll Christmas $ 70.00 be displayed at SS. Columba-Brigid.
Christmas Flowers $ 986.00 Blood Drive at the Knights of Columbus Main Hall, 2838 South Park Avenue, Lackawanna, on Tuesday, December 12, from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. For an appointment, please call 1-800- OLV Pro-Life News RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins welcome!
Please consider joining the Diocese of Buffalo for the March for Life in Washington, D.C. Buses depart for Washington on Please remember Our Lady of Victory Thursday, January 18, and will return to Buffalo following in your will. the March on Friday, January 19. Registration deadline for the hotel is December 14 and the deadline for the bus is December 29. For more information, or to register, please contact the Diocesan Pro-Life office at 716-847-2205 or by email at [email protected]. To become involved in Pro-Life activities at Our Lady of Victory, please reach out to Sarah Lindstrom at [email protected].
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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament begins immediately after frequenting their businesses. Their generous support makes this bulletin possible. the 12:10 p.m. Mass in the Basilica on Fridays and concludes with Benediction at 5:00 p.m.
The Divine Mercy Chaplet is recited every weekday at 11:45 a.m. (before the 12:10 p.m. Mass). The Angelus is recited at ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ noon. The rosary is recited following the Mass.
Our Rosary Prayer Group is looking for people to join them praying for peace. The group meets every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in front of the main altar. Please come and join us.
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